Voices
JON
RONSON
HUFFINGTON
04.07.13
PSYCHOLOGY
COURTESY OF TED
The Story of a Man
Who Faked Insanity
MY TEDTALK was for an experimental TED called TED Full Spectrum. Chris Anderson said he was
tired of people getting up on stage
with nothing but a Powerpoint.
That’s why I’m not alone on stage.
Behind me are Julian Treasure and
Evan Grant. They’re responding live
to what I’m saying with audio and
visuals stored on their computers. If
I veer off, they have to veer off with
me. They were great, although we
do look like a synth-pop band doing
one of those ‘80s nostalgia tours.
My talk is based on my book, The
Psychopath Test. It’s in part about
a man called Tony. He swears he
JON
RONSON
EXPLAINS
the nuances
of insanity
in his 2012
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